Pitbull (Ft. Shakira) – Get It Started

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Get It Started Lyrics

[Intro: Pitbull]To these rappers, I apologize, I know it ain't fairOnly ball I drop, New Year's, Times SquareThe world is mine, sixth sense, I see the seven signsNow baby, let's get started for life[Chorus: Shakira & Pitbull]Every time I look into your eyes (Mr. Worldwide)I feel like I could stare in them for a lifetimeWe can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get started[Drop: Pitbull]You know it feels right(Woo)[Verse 1: Pitbull]Big news, Pitbull, Tom Cruise, MumbaiI lit up their December nights like the Fourth of July, vanilla skyThrilla in Manila, knocking them out like PacquiaoNo Ali, no Frazier, but for now it's off to MalaysiaTwo passports, three cities, two countries, one dayNow that's worldwide, if you think it's a game, let's play, daleSee Pitbull LiveGet tickets as low as $48You might also like[Chorus: Shakira]Every time I look into your eyesI feel like I could stare in them for a lifetimeWe can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get started[Drop: Pitbull]You know it feels right (Woo)[Verse 2: Pitbull]I am what they thought I'd never becomeI believed and became itNow I'm here to claim itI hustle anything, you name it, name itI went from eviction to food stampsTo baggin' work, wet and dampTo a passport, flooded with stampsNow it's Voli everywhere I landTwo passports, three cities, two countries, one dayNow that's worldwide, if you think it's a game, let's play, dale[Bridge: Shakira, Pitbull, Shakira & Pitbull]'Cause if it feels right (You know it feels right)We shouldn't waste any more timeLet's get it started (Let's get it started)Don't think about it (Let's get it started; Don't think about it)You know I'm gonna make it alright, alright (Let's go)'Cause if it feels right (You know it feels right)You know I've made up my mindLet's get it started (Let's get it started)Don't think about it (Let's get it started; Don't think about it)I know that we can make it alright, alright[Chorus: Shakira & Pitbull]Every time I look into your eyesI feel like I could stare in them for a lifetimeWe can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get started for life (Tonight)For life (Tonight) for life (Tonight)We can get startedDon't start what you can't finish[Drop: Pitbull]You know it feels rightLet's goYou know it feels right(Woo!)1EmbedCancel

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“Get It Started” is a song recorded by American rapper Pitbull for his seventh studio album Global Warming. It was released on June 28, 2012 as the second single from the album by RCA Records. The song features guest vocals from Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, marking the fourth time they have collaborated on a song together, the others being an official remix to the Spanish version of “Did it Again”, “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”, and the English version of “Rabiosa”. The artists co-wrote the song with its producers, DJ Buddha, Sidney Samson, Marc Kinchen, Develop, with additional writing from Durrell “Tank” Babbs and Kris Stephens. It is a dance-pop song that “blends a dance beat and up-tempo verses with a slowed-down, piano-driven pop chorus”.

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1. 1. Global Warming
2. 2. Don’t Stop the Party
3. 3. Feel This Moment
4. 4. Back in Time
5. 5. Hope We Meet Again
6. 6. Party Ain’t Over
7. 7. Drinks for You (Ladies Anthem)
8. 8. Have Some Fun
9. 9. Outta Nowhere
10. 10. Tchu Tchu Tcha
11. 11. Last Night
12. 12. I’m Off That
13. 13. Echa Pa’lla (Manos Pa’rriba)
14. 14. Everybody Fucks
15. 15. Get It Started
16. 16. 11:59

CreditsReleased onJune 25, 2012FeaturingShakiraProducersDVLP, Sidney Samson, MK & DJ BuddhaWritersDVLP, Sidney Samson, Pitbull, DJ Buddha, Kris Stephens & TankPublisherAbuela Y Tia Songs, Big On Blue Music, DJ Buddha Music Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, MYMPM Music & Sony Music EntertainmentLabelPolo Grounds Music, RCA Records & Mr. 305 RecordsDistributorSony Music EntertainmentCopyright ©RCA RecordsPhonographic Copyright ℗RCA RecordsKeyboard ProgrammerSidney Samson, MK & DVLPExecutive ProducerPitbull, Carlos Chávez, Bryan Leach & DJ BuddhaArrangerPitbull & DJ BuddhaBackground VocalsOlgui ChirinoDrum ProgrammerSidney Samson, MK & DJ BuddhaMixing EngineerManny MarroquinAdditional MixingDave ClaussAssistant Mixing EngineerDelbert Bowers & Chris GallandRecording EngineerAl Burna & Dave ClaussVocal ProducerOlgui ChirinoViolinCamille BatsonRecorded AtCasa Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic & RG Studios, Gdasnk PolandTagsElectronicPopRapEurodanceDance-PopIn EnglishCubaColombiaExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up